CONTENTS 



ANALYTICAL KEY TO THE FAMILIES 7 



PTERIDOPHYTES (FAMILIES 1-7) 17 



SPERMATOPHYTES (FAMILIES 8-116) 26 



GYMNOSPERMS (FAMILIES 8-9) 26 



ANGIOSPERMS (FAMILIES 10-116) 31 



MONOCOTYLEDONS (FAMILIES 10-27) 31 



DICOTYLEDONS (FAMILIES 28-116) 127 



ARCHICHLAMYDEAE (FAMILIES 28-85) 127 



SYMPETALAE (FAMILIES 86-116) 366 



SUMMARY ... 603 



ABBREVIATIONS OF AUTHORS' NAMES ....... 606 



LIST OF NEW NAMES AND COMBINATIONS 608 



GLOSSARY 611 



INDEX 623 



